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Nov. 8, 1997: Holyfield vs Moorer II

November 8, 2021November 8, 2021 Robert Portis 0 Comments Bobby Czyz, Boxing, Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Holyfield vs Moorer, Las Vegas, Michael Moorer, Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe, Tyson vs Holyfield

The glorious second coming of Evander Holyfield had manifested itself a full year previous to his rematch with Michael Moorer,

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Happy Birthday To “The Real Deal”

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 Jamie Rebner 2 Comments Buster Douglas, Canastota, Donald Curry, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Evander Holyfield, Hasim Rachman, IBHOF, Iran Barkley, Lennox Lewis, Lloyd Honeyghan, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Riddick Bowe, Roberto Duran, Sonny Liston, The Real Deal

“I shook up the world!” Famous words uttered by “The Greatest” that not only came to define Muhammad Ali, but

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One Night In Vegas

September 7, 2021September 13, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0 Comments Bruce Seldon, Buster Douglas, ESPN, Iron Mike, Las Vegas, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Richard Steele, Tupac Shakur

Part of ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 series, One Night in Vegas offers fans of boxing and Mike Tyson something other than

Feb. 11, 1990: Douglas vs Tyson

February 11, 2021February 13, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0 Comments Boxing, boxing upsets, Buster Douglas, Don King, Evander Holyfield, Japan, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Tokyo, Tony Tubbs, Tony Tucker

Thirty years ago today, it happened: Douglas vs Tyson. The biggest upset in boxing history. Every fan knows the narrative.

The Legacy of Douglas vs Tyson

February 10, 2020February 12, 2020 Eliott McCormick 10 Comments Bruce Seldon, Buster Douglas, Don King, Frank Bruno, Kid Dynamite, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Peter McNeeley, Tupac Shakur, Tyson vs Douglas

What is the legacy of James “Buster” Douglas’ astonishing knockout of Mike Tyson? Perhaps an impossible question to answer, though

Like It Or Not, The Throne Is Empty

March 20, 2019March 22, 2019 Hunter Breckenridge 5 Comments Anthony Joshua, Bernard Hopkins, Big Baby Miller, Bronze Bomber, Buster Douglas, Cinderella Man, Deontay Wilder, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Gypsy King, Jarrell Miller, Jim Braddock, Joe Frazier, John L. Sullivan, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko

A few months ago we witnessed one of the more memorable heavyweight battles of recent years as alphabet titleholder and top-two

Welcome to Shocker Week

February 8, 2015February 20, 2017 Michael Carbert 0 Comments boxing upsets, Buster Douglas, Fritzie Zivic, Henry Armstrong, James Braddock, Larry Holmes, Max Baer, Michael Spinks, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Randy Turpin, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Sweet Science

At a polite social gathering, a friend introduces you to someone as, among other things, “a boxing fan,” or “a

April 27, 1968: Ellis vs Quarry

April 27, 2021April 30, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

In June of 1967, a jury found world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali guilty of draft evasion for his refusal to

Feb. 7, 1882: Sullivan vs Ryan

February 7, 2021February 10, 2021 Patrick Connor 10

At the dawn of pugilism’s gloved era, championship claims were difficult to prove or sustain absent reliable record-keeping and a

Jan. 9, 1942: Louis vs Baer II

January 9, 2021January 11, 2021 Michael Carbert 1

It is 1942, a month after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and America is at war. As the country enters this

April 30, 1928: Sharkey vs Delaney

April 30, 2021May 3, 2021 David Como 2

The day after the fight, James A. Farley, Chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, states there will be